Thu, Jul 04
|Exchange Place Waterfront
Pitbull - Jersey City July 4th Festival
Rapper Pitbull and Jersey City's own Akon headline the 2019 Jersey City 4th of July Festival
Time & Location
Jul 04, 2019, 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Exchange Place Waterfront, Exchange Place, Jersey City Waterfront
About the event
This year's free festival takes place from noon to 10 p.m. at the Exchange Place Plaza. It will include live entertainment starting at noon on the main stage. The grand finale will follow with a massive fireworks display which will launch from barges in the Hudson River against a backdrop of the Manhattan skyline.
The daylong festival will also feature activity zones, including a carnival along Hudson Street, the "Love Beer Festival" on Columbus and the concert stage at Exchange Place. Additional food trucks and drinks will also be located along Montgomery Street, according to a city news release.